* the chief priest.
15 Mt 27:22 Mr 15:12-15 Lu 22:21-23 Ac 2:23 3:13-15 7:52
Ac 13:27-29
* Take.
Pilate neither did nor could say this seriously; for
crucifixion was not a Jewish but a Roman mode of punishment.
The cross was made of two beams, either crossing at the top,
at right angles, like a T, or in the middle of their length
like an X; with a piece on the centre of the transverse beam
for the accusation, and another piece projecting from the
middle, on which the person sat. The cross on which our Lord
suffered was of the former kind, being thus represented on all
old monuments, coins, and crosses. The body was usually
fastened to the upright beam by nailing the feet to it, and on
the transverse piece by nailing the hands; and the person was
frequently permitted to hang in this situation till he
perished through agony and lack of food. This horrible
punishment was usually inflicted only on slaves for the worst
of crimes.
18:31 Mt 27:24
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